Knox report claims Hawaii expected repeat Pearl Harbor raid
Congressional investigators heard that Hawaii expected a second Japanese attack and pressed for more aircraft. The Knox memo to Roosevelt claimed both Pearl Harbor commanders were surprised, while Stark said he had not seen the memo before today and Hull’s note preceded war.
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Washington
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Roosevelt
Ferguson
R-Mich
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Nox
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Americain
Oahu
Walter Co. Short
Pacific Fleet
Stark
Hull
Army
President
War Council
Gearhart R
Marshall
Gearhart
George C. Marshall
Hall
Slain Chester Kerr and Wife Found in San Diego Home
Chester W. Kerr, 50, former Monroe bulk station agent for Shell, and his wife were found dead in the servants quarters of a San Diego home. Both shot in the head. a .38 pistol lay beneath Kerr. Kerr moved from Monroe to Aurora, Illinois in 1933, later worked in railroad personnel, then as a brakeman for the Santa Fe between Indio and Yuma. They had been with Dr. Burger as domestic servants for five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester W. Kerr
Monroe
Shell Petroleum Company
San Diego
Calif
Thomas Burger
Kerr
Aurora
Santa Fe
Indio
Yuma
Ariz
Burger
State Guard Week Recruiting Drive In Wisconsin
Gov Goodland proclaims State Guard Week January 7 15 urging men ages 18 to 55 to join. Capt George W Armstrong says local company has 46 members toward 60 with 17 year olds allowed with parental consent. Six top marksmen to compete in Milwaukee January 1920 with 15 members practicing at the armory Sunday morning. Officers include Lt W W Woethrich Lt Louis R Wolleson and Lt Harold Blumer.
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Goodland
State Guard
Wisconsin
National Guard
Wisconsin State Guard
George W. Armstrong
Armstrong
Supercharger Rifle Club
Milwaukee
the Armory
W. W. Woethrich
Louis R. Wolleson
Embargo on Rail Freight Cuts Less Than Carload Shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a temporary embargo on outbound less than carload freight from eight Chicago railroads. The measure expires at midnight January 7 and excludes shippers whose freight does not pass through freight houses. Affected lines include Burlington, Northwestern, Great Western, Milwaukee, Rock Island, Illinois Central, Santa Fe, and Soo Line.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Burlington, Northwestern
Great Western
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Tlinois Central
Santa Fe
Soo Lines
AFL and Butcher Workmen Press for Packing Conference
The AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen urge President Truman to convene a packing industry conference to prevent a total shutdown of meat packing. Istanbul dispatch notes Turkey’s Hasim Saka rejects territorial demands and vows to endure war rather than accept a diplomatic defeat. Washington reports the AFL Commercial Telegraphers cancel a planned nationwide strike of 50,600 Western Union workers scheduled to start Monday.
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Chicago
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Truman
Istanbul
Turkey
Hasan Saka
Washington
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union Today
Western Union
MacArthur Orders Drastic Japan Government Housecleaning
General MacArthur issued new directives for a sweeping purge of Japan's government aiming to remove officials who led the country into war. Premier Shidehara's cabinet met in emergency session to discuss compliance as the purge excludes only Shidehara, Yoshida, and Iwata. The move signals a broad reshaping of postwar leadership and may bar many Diet members from future elections. Separately, Swiss authorities report evidence Germany planned an axis espionage attack on Switzerland in spring 1943.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Shidehara
Kyodo
Kijuro Shidehara
Shigeru Yoshida
Thuzo Iwata
Progressive Party
Swiss
Bern
Swiss Federal Council
Switzerland
Germany
Wisconsin Fair Officials Mock Gambling Law Clash
A Wisconsin fair convention drew out-of-state critics who teased Milwaukee and the state for bans on gambling at fairs. Minnesota official Jary J. Frost and Michigan’s Clarence H. Harnden mocked Button’s stance while urging cleaner gaming practices. They questioned Wisconsin’s policy and touted butter shortages as a jab at the Badger State. New and reelected fair directors were announced, including Taylor G. Brown and Oren Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Milton H. Button
Jarry J. Frost
St. Paul
Minnesota
Clarence H. Harnden
Saginaw, Mich
International Association of Fairs
Wisconsin Association “of Fairs
Button
Frost and Harnden
Harnden
Badger
Michigan
Milt
Frost
Lily White
Association
Taylor G. Brown
Oshkosh
Charles B. Drewry
Marinette
W. H. Eldridge
Plymouth
A. W. Kalbus
Madison
Oren Johnson
Strikes Rise As Nation Faces Broad Labor Unrest
New strike calls escalate tensions as President Truman urges Congress to curb walkouts. CIO unions in Chicago Salt Lake City Akron and other areas announce or hint at mass walkouts while sympathy action spreads to telephone workers. Government warns seizure could be used if mediation fails.
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Associated Press
Truman
Congress
Washington
Chicago
CIO Farms Equipment and Metal Workers Union
International Harvester Company
Harvester
CIO, Mine, Milk and Smelter Workers Union
Salt Lake City
Utah
Akron
CIO United Rubber, Workers of America
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Western Electric Company
New York
New Jersey
Joseph A. Beirne
Independent National Federation of Telephone Workers
Western Electric Employer Association
Labor Department
Edgar L. Warren
Federal Conciliation Service
Fatal crash near DePere kills Fond du Lac man
A fatal car crash on U S highway 41 seven miles south of DePere left one Fond du Lac man dead and another seriously injured. The incident occurred last night when the vehicle skidded off the road and struck a telephone pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
U. S. Highway 41
DePere
Blomberg Affirms Sacred Duty Behind German Postwar Plans
In an affidavit to the Nuremberg tribunals, Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg said the group of German staff officers viewed the drive to erase the Polish corridor as a sacred duty and linked prewar rearmament to that aim. He noted broad support among Germans and cited later doubts among some generals before 1939.
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Nuernberg
Werner von Bromberg
International Military Tribunal
Fuehrer
Hitler
Blomberg
United States Army of Occupation
General Staff
High Command
Frank Blombérg
Germany
Ruhr
Memel
East Prussia
Poland
Lithuania
Armed Forces
Goering
Alois Hoelbriegs
Mauthausen
Rost
Baldur von Schirach
Hitler Youth Movement
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Walter Schellenberg
SSÖ
Security Police
Foreign Intelligence Service
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Gestapo
UNRRA Calls Morgan to resign German leadership
UNRRA announced it had asked Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick E. Morgan to resign as chief of agency operations in Germany after a Frankfurt news conference in which he linked a large Jewish exodus from Poland to a secret Jewish organization. Morgan insisted he has not resigned despite officials claiming he did.
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Washington
UNRRA
Frederick E. Morgan
Germany
Frankfurt
Morgan
Poland
Hoechst
Light Rain Intensifies Icy Road Dangers
Light rain this morning worsened icy highways and slowed buses as drivers report minimal traction. Fog and smog linger over the city with gloom and damp air until temperatures rise or a sharp freeze or rain clears the air.
Christmas Vacation Ends Pupils Back To Classes Monday
Schools across the county resume Monday after the Christmas recess with Miss Florence M. Wartenweiler noting the aim to start ahead to allow catch up if storms force cancellations. Monroe districts return after a two week break and St Victor's parish school also reopens. Basketball teams prep for tonight against Stoughton. Frank B Metcalfe, 71, Socialist legislator for four terms and 1930 1932 gubernatorial hopeful, dies in Milwaukee after months of illness.
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Florence M. Wartenweiler
Monroe
Stoughton
St. Victor’s Parish School
Yuletide
Frank B. Metcalfe
Milwaukee
Truman Urges Public Pressure to Speed Legislation
President Truman called on Americans to demand action from Congress to curb strikes and advance reconversion efforts. He warned of serious economic and global costs if Congress stalls, pressed for rapid passage of fact finding boards, and urged citizens to contact their representatives before reconvening.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Mr. Truman
The
Ameri
Lucas D-Hl
George
House Labor Committees
United States
State GOP Group Off to Early Start in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republican leaders began early planning for the 1946 campaign when a voluntary state committee caucus met in Madison to elect officers and draft preliminary convention plans. Officers named include William Tucker treasurer and Mrs. Lillian Crandall secretary with Victor E. Johnston as executive secretary.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Coleman
Milwaukee
Tde Spring
William Tucker
Janesville
Lillian Crandall
Superior
Victor E. Johnston
Wisconsin Federation of Young Republicans
Loyal Eddy
Anna Balin
Miriam Schlytter
Maj. George
Fowell
Richland Center
State license renewals staged by number ranges
County highway police chief George W. Armstrong announced a staggered renewal schedule for state driver licenses. January renewals cover numbers 60001 to 90000 and February covers 90001 to 120000 as part of a plan to spread renewal work over the year for better service and lower costs.
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George W. Armstrong
Armstrong
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Bare Knox
Roosevelt Bob Kimmel
Short
Reed Besery
Allan McClellan
Buffalo
N.Y
Dan & Brad Street
Anthony Cicconi
Nello Cicconi
Philadelphia
Berlin
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Dol
Johnson
White House
Committees
Karl Wollfenden
City Hall
Detroit
Mary Wollfenden
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